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Webster 1913 Edition

Limature

Li′ma-ture

(lī′mȧ-tū̍r; 135)
,
Noun.
[L.
limatura
. See
Limation
.]
1.
The act of filing.
2.
That which is filed off; filings.
Johnson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Limature

LI'MATURE

,
Noun.
[L. limo, to file.]
1.
A filing.
2.
Filings; particles rubbed off by filing.

Definition 2024

limature

limature

English

Noun

limature ‎(plural limatures)

  1. (obsolete) The act of filing.
  2. (obsolete) That which is filed off; filings.
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Italian

Noun

limature f

  1. plural of limatura

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

līmātūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of līmātūrus

Etymology

Latin limatura. See limation.

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